MIT chance

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey there!</p>

<p>I was wondering my chance at MIT. I am an international.</p>

<p>SAT 1 score 2040 (try 1, try 2 in October). SAT 2s will be given over November and December. </p>

<p>I am an AP scholar with distinction [ALL self study]. I also am pursuing the IB Certificate (I had to sacrifice the diploma in order to make room for 5 APs). I have 5 IB subjects, of which 4 are HL. My school has nothing to do with APs. Only IB.</p>

<p>My GPA is around 3/4. My school tests are VERY hard and it has happened that the highest in maths is 55/100. Unfortunately there is no weighting.</p>

<p>I have a lot of in-school ECAs to talk about, but nothing exceptional like winning junior Wimbledon or something.</p>

<p>One guy who got in Caltech (but rejected at MIT) said that the essays matter a LOT.</p>

<p>I'd be grateful if you could gauge my chances and offer some advice.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Chances won’t be that great, but it wouldn’t hurt applying. SAT’s should be a little higher, and so should GPA, although if you somehow explain the circumstances, that could change. Do you have leadership in your ECA’s? And what about community service? And yes, essays matter, especially if the rest of your application isn’t the strongest. But apply if you really want to, if MIT is a school you’ve dreamed of going to, I would never discourage you from applying.</p>

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<p>Thanks biggie_smalls! </p>

<p>Yes I do have a few voluntary services like teaching tennis, cleaning up venues, etc. I have been appointed a post as a prefect in school. </p>

<p>I know MIT is out of my league, but what can I do to turn this around?</p>

<p>I’m basically mentally prepared for a state university (where I will hopefully be happy), but 10 years down the line, I don’t want to think about ‘what may have been’…</p>

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<p>What does everyone think? any advice?</p>

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<p>I think that Federer is better than Nadal. And Djokovic needs to step it up during this US Open or I might have to switch my username</p>

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<p>hahaha. Yes, Federer does seem to be playing well, but so is Nadal. We will see what happens.</p>

<p>Back to the topic, any advice for me regarding the MIT app?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Federer owns everyone in the history of tennis and his career isn’t even over yet.</p>

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<p>Actually I am a Federer fan! Go Rog!</p>

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<p>And isn’t that Sharapova hot in the new tennis dress Nike created for her?</p>

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<p>she lost to oudin… HAHHAHAH, but DAMN she is really hot ;)</p>

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<p>Where are you from?</p>

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<p>This sounds tough, generally schools like MIT/Stanford pull the best technically trained students from other countries to come for undergrad. So its my understanding that is much much more difficult for international students… I could be wrong though, I’m from the US lol.</p>

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<p>With your current scores and GPA, you have almost no chance.</p>

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<p>Essays do matter a lot… but this year MIT is making the 500 word essay into two 250 word short answers. Less space to be eloquent. :(</p>

<p>oh and Federer lost. Epic fail</p>

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<p>You need more info.
You could’ve posted 2400/36/UW 4.0/4.0/2000 service hours/President of student council
and it would still be a low chance.</p>

<p>Essays do matter a lot.</p>

<p>AP Scholar with distinction doesn’t mean anything roflmao. I got that in 9th grade with self studies and do not plan to list it anywhere.</p>